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The Feminine Public Sphere Middleclass Women In Civic Life In Scotland C18701914

by Megan Smitley

Middle class, great britainCitizenshipCivics, britishWomen, scotlandWomen, social conditionsMiddle class womenSocial conditionsBritish Civics

This investigation of the role of women in civic life in Scotland from 1870-1914 provides a fresh approach to the 'public sphere', illuminates women as agents of a middle-class identity, and develops the notion of a 'feminine public sphere'.

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Book data: Open Library